,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1 #bjai,mr4
 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4 ,crapo7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,labor to award grants to organizations 
for the provision of transition         
assistance to members and former members
 of the ,armed ,forces who are          
separated1 retired1 or discharged from  
the ,armed ,forces1 and spouses of such 
members1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,helping ,unleash ,benefits and     
,services for ,veterans ,act of #bjai or
 the ,,hubs for ,veterans ,act of #bjai4
  #b4 ,grants for provision of          
transition assistance to members and    
former members of the ,armed ,forces    
after separation1 retirement1 or        
discharge  7a7 ,in general ,commencing  
not later than #ahj days after the date 

of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,labor shall1 in          
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs1 carry out a program 
to award grants to eligible             
organizations for the provision of      
assistance to covered individuals on the
 transition of a member or former member
 of the ,armed ,forces from service in  
the ,armed ,forces to civilian life4    
7b7 ,covered individuals ,for purposes  
of this section1 a covered individual   
is-- 7#a7 a member of the ,armed ,forces
 who is eligible for preseparation      
counseling under sections #aadb and     
#aadd of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code2  7#b7 a former member of the     
,armed ,forces who is transitioning from
 service in the ,armed ,forces to       
civilian life2 or  7#c7 a spouse of a   
member described in paragraph 7#a7 or a 
former member described in paragraph    
7#b74  7c7 ,duration of program ,the    
,secretary of ,labor shall carry out the
 program during the five-year period    

beginning on the date of the            
commencement of the program4  7d7       
,grants  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of ,labor shall carry out the
 program through the award of grants to 
eligible organizations for the provision
 of assistance described in subsection  
7a74  7#b7 ,matching funds required ,a  
grant under this section shall be in an 
amount that does not exceed #ej percent 
of the amount required by the           
organization to provide the services    
described in subsection 7g74  7e7       
,eligible organizations ,for purposes of
 this section1 an eligible organization 
is any nonprofit organization that the  
,secretary of ,labor determines1 in     
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs1 is suitable for     
receipt of a grant under the program    
pursuant to receipt by the ,secretary of
 ,labor of an application submitted     
under subsection 7f77#a74  7f7          
,selection of grant recipients  7#a7    
,applications ,an organization seeking a

 grant under the program shall submit to
 the ,secretary of ,labor an application
 therefor at such time1 in such manner1 
and containing such information and     
assurances as the ,secretary1 in        
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs1 may require4  7#b7  
,priority for hubs of services ,in      
awarding grants under the program1 the  
,secretary of ,labor shall give priority
 to an organization that provides       
multiple forms of services described in 
subsection 7g74  7g7 ,use of funds ,the 
recipient of a grant under the program  
shall use the grant to coordinate for   
covered individuals the following3  7#a7
 ,job recruitment training1 including   
rsum assistance and interview training4 
7#b7 ,behavioral health services4  7#c7 
,financial services4  7#d7 ,legal       
assistance4  7#e7 ,educational          
supportive services4  7#f7 ,assistance  
with accessing benefits provided under  
laws administered by the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs4  7#g7 ,non-clinical 

case management4  7#h7 ,entrepreneurship
 training4  7#i7 ,such other services   
that may be related to the assistance   
and services set forth in this          
subsection as the ,secretary of ,labor  
determines may lead directly to         
successful transition to civilian life4 
7h7 ,inclusion in ,transition           
,assistance ,program counseling ,the    
,secretary concerned shall include in   
the information provided to a member of 
the ,armed ,forces during ,transition   
,assistance ,program information        
regarding any recipient of a grant under
 this section that is located in the    
community in which that member will     
reside after separation1 retirement1 or 
discharge from the ,armed ,forces4  7i7 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#aj1jjj1jjj to carry out this section4  
7j7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,nonprofit organization ,the term      
nonprofit organization is an            
organization that is described in       

section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and is exempt   
from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of 
such ,code4  7#b7 ,secretary concerned  
,the term ,secretary concerned has the  
meaning given such term in section #aja 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#c7 ,transition ,assistance ,program   
,the term ,transition ,assistance       
,program means the ,transition          
,assistance ,program under sections     
#aadb and #aadd of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code4